This is a very interesting thread.
But isn't this degree or no degree thing a direct reflection of what we expect from our kids from the start? Society as a whole? I mean... we can divert into the stick and ball sport subject (I prefer soccer if it has to involve a ball) but....
Everyone gets to have an "at bat"..... we don't keep score..... everyone wins.......
This is what we show our children about "competition" from a young age? Being your best? Yet, there's a whole other discussion about what the same stick and ball sport "heroes" show our kids... that it looks like it's an easy ride to "get there". Our kids are unable to deal with rejection.... LOSING.
This rolls over into acedemia.
I have a few friends who are teachers. Elementary, Middle, and High School.....Most of them REALLY care.... and yet deal pretty much with what has has already been posted.....
We are a society that has come to expect mediocrity......degree or no degree....
But isn't this degree or no degree thing a direct reflection of what we expect from our kids from the start? Society as a whole? I mean... we can divert into the stick and ball sport subject (I prefer soccer if it has to involve a ball) but....
Everyone gets to have an "at bat"..... we don't keep score..... everyone wins.......
This is what we show our children about "competition" from a young age? Being your best? Yet, there's a whole other discussion about what the same stick and ball sport "heroes" show our kids... that it looks like it's an easy ride to "get there". Our kids are unable to deal with rejection.... LOSING.
This rolls over into acedemia.
I have a few friends who are teachers. Elementary, Middle, and High School.....Most of them REALLY care.... and yet deal pretty much with what has has already been posted.....
We are a society that has come to expect mediocrity......degree or no degree....
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